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I missed the first drawing evening class of the year with a chest infection ( and the last 2 of last term for other reasons) so I arrived really early this evening in anticipation. Some familiar faces, some new , it was great to get stuck in to some line drawing with pen. In the first exercise ( above) we were drawing a curvy line then drawing lines very close together following it, even closer in the inner curves ( a good tip was to make small guide marks in the curves -it was so easy to lose the plot!) Interesting patterns soon began to emerge - very sixties!
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The second exercise was to draw around obstructions. As I was using the thicker end of a double-ended permanent marker, the back looked even more interesting because of the variation in pressure.
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For the final hour we were doing observational drawings of shells or bark using the techniques we'd practiced. Yes it's that
shell again - I could have chosen a different one but there's something about the familiarity of drawing the same subject repeatedly but using varied materials and methods. Or am I just getting set in my ways....
4 comments:
Must try this! Thanks Mags
No, I don't think you're set in your ways Mags. The more you look the more you see!
these look really great - clever you
I really like your drawings, especially the last one. It must have been quite fun to do these exercises..I'm envious as your class sounds quite good.
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